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Title

Philosophers in conversation : interviews from the Harvard review of philosophy / with a foreword by Thomas Scanlon ; edited by S. Phineas Upham in consultation with Joshua Harlan.

Publication

New York : Routledge, 2002.

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Additional Authors

• Upham, S. Phineas.
• Harlan, Joshua.
• Dershowitz, Alan M.

Description

xv, 189 p. : ports.; 23 cm.

Summary

This book brings together for the first time fourteen recent interviews with some of the most important names in contemporary philosophy. Covering a wide range of issues from law to logic and metaphysics to literature, the interviews provide a fascinating introduction to some of the most influential thinkers of the day, and offer a rare opportunity for readers to learn about their views through the relaxed format of conversation.

Uniform Title

Harvard Review of Philosophy (Organization)

Subject

• 1900-1999
• Philosophers, Modern > Interviews
• Philosophy, Modern > 20th century

Genre/Form

Interviews

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

For the record / John Rawls -- On mind, meaning, and reality / Hilary Putnam -- On semiotics and pragmatism / Umberto Eco -- On the philosophy of politics / Harvey C. Mansfield -- Perspectives on logic, science, and philosophy / W.V. Quine -- On the philosophy of law / Alan Dershowitz -- Toward a post-metaphysical culture / Richard Rorty -- Personal and professional / Henry Allison -- On Republicanism and liberalism / Michael Sandel -- Philosophical faith in action / Cornel West -- Reflections on a life of philosophy / Stanley Cavell -- On the philosophical life / Alexander Nehamas -- What time is it on the sun? / Cora Diamond -- Science and the possibility of philosophy / Peter Unger.

ISBN

• 0415937795
• 0415937787 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2004555515

OCLC

48194552

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library